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Would you like to participate in the
Long Range Air Race within
the World Air Games organized
by 2001
ECO at the request of the FAI General
Aviation committee, and win the Bronze, Silver or even the Gold Medal ?
Now is your chance :
In June 2001, the Long Range Air race will take-off
from Reykjavik in
Iceland, fly to Caen in France, where the D-Day beaches are, then Sevilla in
Spain for the opening ceremony of the Games, Beirut in Lebanon, then Las Palmas
and end in Spain at Jerez for the closing ceremony.
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 The Long Range Air Race
will begin in Iceland on June 19, 2001 and will end in Jerez, Spain, on July 1.
The Long Range Air Race
is open to aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of 6 tons, either single or
twins fitted with piston, turboprop or jet engines. They must hold a regular
airworthiness certificate (homebuilts are welcome, but no ferry permits or other
special airworthiness certificates please). A minimum airspeed of 130 knots is
required (75 % power setting, sea level). Additional fuel tanks are not allowed
in the cabin, and they must be STCed (or national equivalent) elsewhere.
Crews are composed of a
captain and a copilot (passengers are accepted). Minimum requirements for
captains are 500 hours, including 100 hours as IFR command pilot with a valid
IFR rating, type rating if required, 10 hours on the type of aircraft flown for
the race and an international radio license where applicable. Copilots should
have at least 200 hours including 10 on type and a type rating if necessary, an
international radio license where required and be current for night-VFR flights.
Copilots may act as Pilot in Command on sectors flown under Visual Flight Rules.
More information on air races
is available on the About Air Races page.
Entries are limited to only 30 aircraft and
crews, so act today !
Call us :
Europe : Bernard Lamy, race director
phone +33 1 6043 5585
fax +33 1 6043 5587
e-mail bernardlamy@arcencielracing.com
North America : Marc Mosier, US coordinator
phone +1 804 589 2274
fax +1 804 589 6798
e-mail marcmosier@arcencielracing.com
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